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Sandford Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – East Coast (44 surf breaks) /
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Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 75 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:33PM2.88m | 11:40AM2.94m | 00:09AM2.96m | 12:24PM2.98m | 00:44AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.63m | 5:34AM0.85m | 5:54PM0.63m | 6:14AM0.71m | 6:32PM0.63m | 6:51AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 154 | 154 | 129 | 115 | 89 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 75 | 131 | 150 | 170 | — | 206 | — | 161 | 170 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 22 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 185 | 533 | 533 | 93 | 84 | 63 | 189 | 41 | 157 | 586 | 586 | 329 | 23 | 186 | 144 | 152 | 155 |
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